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DURHAM,  N.  H. 


Institute  Course  in  Agriculture 

BEGINNING  FEB.  5,  1894 


For.  the  purpose  of  reaching  the  farmers  of  New  Hampshire, 
and  especially  the  young  men,  who,  in  a few  years,  will  become 
the  active  tillers  of  the  soil,  the  N.  H.  College  of  Agriculture  and 
the  Mechanic  Arts  offers  an  Institute  Course  in  Agriculture,  a 
synopsis  of  which  is  given  below. 

This  course  of  lectures  is,  first  of  all,  strictly  technical,  deal- 
ing only  with  such  subjects  as  relate  directly  to  the  practical  ev- 
ery day  work  of  the  farmer.  Secondly,  it  is  condensed  as  much 
as  possible  to  meet  the  requirements  of  those  who  are  actively 
engaged  in  farming,  and  who  can  not  well  spend  more  than  three 
or  four  weeks  away  from  home.  Thirdly,  while  every  possible 
effort  has  been  made  to  deal  with  practical  subjects  in  a prac- 
tical way,  at  the  same  time  it  is  hoped  that  the  student  will  ob- 
tain a sufficient  understanding  of  the  more  general  laws  which 
underlie  farm  operations,  so  that  he  may  carry  his  study  and  in- 
vestigation still  further  at  his  home. 

The  College  has  secured  the  services  of  several  well  known 
specialists,  whose  years  of  study  and  practical  experience  enable 
them  to  give  instruction  in  the  very  best  agricultural  methods  of 
the  present  day. 

The  six  lectures  on  Diseases  of  Farm  Animals  by  Austin 
Peters,  D.  V.  S.  of  Boston,  must  prove  of  great  value  to  all 
owners  of  live  stock,  while  to  the  gardener  those  of  Mr.  Benjamin 
P.  Ware,  of  Clifton,  Mass.,  cannot  fail  to  be  of 'equal  importance. 

Mrs.  Ellen  H.  Richards  of  the  Mass.  Institute  of  Technology, 
will  deliver  four  lectures  to  the  Sanitary  Surroundings  of  the 
Farm  House,  its  care  and  interior  arrangement,  food  materials  and 
their  composition,  and  the  art  of  cooking. 


The  subject  of  Poultry  Raising  will  be  presented  by  Mr.  I.  K. 
Felch  of  Natick,  Mass. 

Mr.  J.  Warren  Smith,  Director  of  the  New  England  Weather 
Service,  is  to  deliver  two  lectures,  which  will  be  illustrated  with 
lantern  views. 

Mr.  W.  H.  Bowker  of  Boston  will  lecture  on  the  Raw  Mate- 
rials used  iu  Fertilizers. 

The  N.  H.  Forestry  Commission  will  deliver  four  evening  lec- 
tures during  the  course. 

The  remaining  sixty  lectures,  a brief  outline  of  which  will  be 
found  below,  will  be  given  by  members  of  the  College  Faculty. 

Prof.  G.  H.  Whitcher,  2 on  breeds  of  cattle,  1 on  farm  build- 
ings, 1 on  farm  machinery,  5 on  fertilizers,  3 on  the  practice  of 
stock  feeding. 

Prof.  A.  IT.  Wood,  5 on  bee-keeping,  6 on  dairying,  3 on  ani- 
mal nutrition,  and  1 on  maple  sugar  making. 

Prof.  F.  W.  Morse,  4 on  chemistry  of  plant  life,  2 on  soils,  1 
on  water  and  1 on  sugar. 

Prof.  C.  M.  Weed,  6 on  injurious  and  beneficial  insects,  2 on 
relation  of  birds  to  agriculture. 

Dr.  H.  H.  Lamson,  2 on  plant  structure,  4 on  plant  diseases 
and  1 on  w ater. 

Prof.  C.  H.  Pettee,  2 on  roads  and  road  building  and  1 on 
drainage. 

Prof.  C.  L.  Parsons,  1 on  soils,  1 on  chemistry  and  1 on  use- 
ful minerals. 

The  course  will  open  with  a two  days*  Farmers’  Institute,  be- 
ginning at  2 p.  M.,  Monday,  Feb.  5,  in  the  Agricultural  Lecture 
Room,  Thompson  Hall.  It  will  conclude  with  another  March  1. 
The  opening  and  closing  Institutes,  together  with  twro  other, 


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namely,  Wednesday,  Feb.  14,  and  Wednesday,  Feb.  21,  will  be 
Farmers’  Meetings  at  'which  there  will  be  lectures  and  discussions 
of  a more  popular  nature. 

Students  taking  the  course  will  register  at  the  President's  of- 
fice, and  will  be  expected  to  attend  all  lectures  unless  excused. 
They  will  take  notes  and  join  in  discussions  following  the  lec- 
tures ; they  will  also  be  given  additional  opportunities  for  instruc- 
tion and  investigation  in  subjects  in  which  they  are  especially 
interested. 

No  entrance  examination  or  fee  will  be  required,  and  the  priv- 
ileges of  the  course  are  not  limited  to  residents  of  New  Hampshire. 

The  average  expense  for  car  fare,  board,  room,  etc.,  need  not 
exceed  twenty-five  dollars. 

The  public  are  invited  to  attend  any  of  the  exercises. 

For  further  information  apply  to 

President  C.  S.  MURKLAND, 
or  Prof.  C.  M.  Weed,  Sec’y  Faculty, 

Durham,  N.  H. 


